Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola’s husband killed in plane crash

Congresswoman Mary Peltola’s husband Gene died this morning in a plane crash, her office said in a statement.

The shocking tragedy comes shortly after her return to Congress with other lawmakers on Capitol Hill after the August recess.

Mr Peltola was a regional official for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He previously was in Washington in January, when he took part in his wife’s swearing-in.

In a statement, her office remembered Mr Peltola as family-oriented and “obnoxiously good at everything”, adding that Ms Peltola would return home following the accident.

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